On this date, January 16, 1936, a Serial Killer, Albert
Fish was executed by the electric chair in Sing Sing Correctional Facility, New York.
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Hamilton
Howard "Albert" Fish (May
19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American serial killer. He was also
known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn
Vampire, the Moon Maniac, and The Boogey Man. A child rapist
and cannibal, he boasted that he "had children in every state", and
at one time stated the number was about 100. However, it is not known whether
he was talking about rapes or cannibalization, less still whether he was
telling the truth. He was a suspect in at least five murders during his lifetime.
Fish confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a known
homicide, and he confessed to stabbing at least two other people. He was put on
trial for the kidnapping and murder of Grace Budd, and was convicted and
executed by electric chair.
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